twere "___ good you do so much for charity": Portia Lady Macbeth's contraction Contraction used in "Macbeth" Contraction that's an "i" dropper "I am the sorrier; would ___ otherwise" (Shak.) "___ well it were done quickly" "___ good you let him know": Hamlet '-- good you let him know': Hamlet Poetic contraction that drops an "i" Quaint contraction Kin of 'twas " . . . ___ well/It were done quickly": Macbeth Relative of 'twas Shakespearean contraction "To know my deed, ___ best not know myself": Macbeth